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View definitions for apprehensively

apprehensively

adverb as in fearfully

adverb as in nervously

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Example Sentences

He sailed off apprehensively, keeping as close to the shore as he could.

On Friday night she posted a video showing her apprehensively peeking out her front door at the sports car parked in front of the Kellys’ house.

Each day Yo apprehensively waited to see who would be in charge of guarding them.

They squinted at each tube that came out of the water and laughed apprehensively when asked about all the chemicals they were possibly holding in their hands.

Helicopters will drop relief supplies on Wednesday to Indonesian villagers stranded after an earthquake crumpled homes in West Java, while others waited apprehensively to learn the fate of missing relatives.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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